Highlights From Our Past

April 03, 2007

December 21 1981 - The final game in Metropolitan stadium came down to the final play. Kansas City's Whitney Paul batted down a fourth-down pass by Tommy Kramer with 15 seconds remaining and the Chiefs held on for a 10-6 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings will move indoors to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome next season. 1986 - Aberdeen Central survived a 29-point performance by Rapid City Stevens' Eric Piatkowski and rallied in the fourth quarter to hand the Raiders a 70-62 setback. Jason Durnil and Ricky Knecht led the Central victory with 21 and 17 points. Kim Swisher and Tom Larson each added 10 points to the Central total. 1991 - Ward Cheskey scored 22 of his game-high 34 points in the second half to lead Selby Area to a 60-50 high school basketball victory over Herreid. 1996 - Elton Opp, Rob Peterson, Matt Akkerman and Ryan Martin all recorded pins for Aberdeen Central as the Golden Eagles beat Yankton 36-25 in a high school wrestling dual. 2001 - Antonio Bryant caught two touchdown passes as Pittsburgh capped a season that began with the Panthers going 1-5 with a 34-19 victory over North Carolina State in the Tangerine Bowl, the first bowl win for Pitt since 1989. 2005 - Derek Hoellein scored 16 points, Jordan Mehlhaff had 12 and Aaron Johnson 10 lead Eureka-Bowdle to a 65-47 high school basketball victory over Hoven-Edmunds Central.